Postoperative radiation therapy for medulloblastoma - High recurrence rate in the subfrontal region

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 77-85

  Sun, L M ^a   Yeh, S A ^a   Wang, C J ^a   Huang, E Y ^a   Chen, H C ^a   Hsu, H C ^a   Lee S, P ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniospinal irradiation; Medulloblastoma; Prognostic factors; Radiation therapy; Subfrontal relapse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; POSTERIOR FOSSA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RELAPSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHUNTING; SPINE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036289495     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015865614640     Document Type: Article

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